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Hungarish

Hungarish adjective: of or relating to Hungary, its culture, language, or people; Hungarian.

Adjective

Hungarish (comparative more Hungarish, superlative most Hungarish)

  1. (archaic) Of or relating to Hungary, its culture, language, or people; Hungarian.
    • May 25th, I sent the Lantgrave my twelve Hungarish horses.1589 May 25, John Dee, Diary; republished as James Orchard Halliwell, editor, The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee […] , 1842, page 31
    • Take, in the name of the Lord, of Hungarish gold, which hath been cast thrice through antimony and hath been laminated most thinly, as much of it as you will, and make with quick Mercury an amalgam; […]c. 17th century, The Book of Saint Dunstan; republished as Arthur Edward Waite, editor, The Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelly, 1893, page lviii

Proper noun

Hungarish

  1. (archaic) The Hungarian language; Magyar.
    • One of them reader of Hungarish.1799, Francis Peck, Desiderata Curiosa Or a Collection of Divers Scarce and Curious

Forms of Hungarish

comparativemore Hungarish
superlativemost Hungarish

Origin of Hungarish

From Hungary + -ish.

Questions about Hungarish

What does Hungarish mean?
Hungarish means of or relating to Hungary, its culture, language, or people; Hungarian.
What part of speech is Hungarish?
Hungarish can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Hungarish in the dictionary

  1. Hungarianized
  2. Hungarianizes
  3. Hungarianizing
  4. Hungarianness
  5. Hungarians
  6. Hungarish
  7. Hungarism
  8. Hungarist
  9. Hungaristics
  10. Hungarists
  11. Hungarization

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